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- Dictionarybreak·through/ˈbrākˌTHro͞o/
noun
- 1. a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development: "a major breakthrough in DNA research"
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The meaning of BREAKTHROUGH is a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique. How to use breakthrough in a sentence.
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer. A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. More examplesFewer examples.
noun. a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's frontline defense. an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction; the overcoming of a stalemate: The president reported a breakthrough in the treaty negotiations.
1. a significant or sudden advance, development, etc., as in scientific knowledge. 2. an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction. 3. a military advance through and beyond an enemy's defense. [1915–20]
An amazing discovery or a huge amount of progress can be called a breakthrough. The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was a breakthrough for modern medicine. A personal breakthrough might be overcoming your fear of spiders once and for all.
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer. A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. Fewer examples. This drug has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.
Breakthrough definition: An act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction.
Breakthrough is the condition in which the solvent from a sorption process contains more than a particular level of solute.
BREAKTHROUGH meaning: 1 : a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc. an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something sometimes used before another noun; 2 : a person's first important success sometimes used before another noun.
BREAKTHROUGH definition: an important discovery or development that helps solve a problem: . Learn more.
